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Programme structure: Banking, Regulation, and Financial Stability (MSc) - what's running in 2021/22

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Macroeconomics ECONM1011 15 Mandatory TB-1
Asset Pricing ECONM2035 15 Mandatory TB-1
Introduction to the microeconomic foundations of banking EFIMM0051 15 Mandatory TB-1
Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance EFIMM0091 15 Mandatory TB-1
Principles of Financial Intermediation EFIMM0054 15 Mandatory TB-2
Banking Regulation and Financial Stability EFIMM0053 15 Mandatory TB-2
Dissertation (MSc Banking) EFIMM0079 60 Mandatory AYEAR
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Derivatives ECONM3017 15 Optional TB-2
Econometrics beyond the mean EFIMM0096 15 Optional TB-2
Programme Evaluation ECONM0002 15 Optional TB-2
Public Finance and Monetary Policy EFIMM0099 15 Optional TB-2
Bank Management and Risk Management EFIMM0052 15 Optional TB-2
Financial Technology EFIMM0128 15 Optional TB-2
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Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds but is permitted in designated programmes (as set out in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

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